Cook and other Apple executives showed off several new Siri functions, highlighting how the company has been working to catch up with similar offerings from Google and Amazon. On iOS 11 , the page is customisable. The same feature can also be turned off for those who are simply passengers in a moving vehicle via the device's setting. [Full Article...]

HomePod's voice control features are delivered using six microphones which also in support of Apple Music users can respond with "Hey Siri , I like this song", and other responses. Mohr was coy about a forthcoming YEAY app for Apple TV, a device that hasn't yet gotten as much love from the e-commerce world. In fact, whatever it learns on one device will also be synced to all other Apple ... [Full Article...]

On the iPhone and iPad side, the final nail in the coffin comes with iOS 11 . Developers of those apps should take note of the situation and update their apps if they want to keep them in a working situation. Furthermore when Apple released iOS 10.3 beta, the message prompted after opening 32-bit app suggesting that the app will not work with the future versions of iOS. [Full Article...]

The current version is just Sierra. The trend-setting company also is putting new twists on existing products as it delves deeper into virtual reality and a form of artificial intelligence called machine learning. New iMacs and MacBook laptops start shipping Monday. With the next version of the iOS system for mobile devices, messages will sync in the cloud. Those two companies aren't trying to... [Full Article...]

However, schools and conferences can have their own policies for granting a release from a year-to-year scholarship agreement. Under NCAA rules, transfers that have already received their undergraduate degree are allowed to compete for their new school right away. [Full Article...]

This includes a new feature called Offload Unused Apps that deletes dormant apps from the phone without losing data on it, Maps improvements like lane guidance, Do Not Disturb While Driving feature, and even speed limit indications. The Files app also contains files from third-party apps such as Dropbox. One of the more interesting features is built-in screen recording, but while I attem... [Full Article...]

The 7-inch tubular speaker, which runs on an Apple A8 chip , works with an Apple Music subscription with the ability to play 40 million songs, and learns about the user's music preferences to help them discover new music. For Amazon, Apple's release of the HomePod could avert or delay the $10.0 billion in new revenue RBC Capital Markets analysts predicted it could tap from Alexa-related s... [Full Article...]

The moves announced Monday escalate Apple's technological battle of wits with Google , Amazon , Microsoft and Facebook . HomePod will retail for $349 and is set for release in December in the US, the United Kingdom and Australia , and it will come to other countries sometime in 2018. [Full Article...]

One of the most useful new features it comes with is the ability to wirelessly share the credentials of a WiFi network from one iOS device to another iOS device. Apple has an increased focus on its editorial vision for the App Store and it will be sharing longer form content from its editors for a number of different categories as part of the approach. [Full Article...]

Virtual and augmented reality product company Marxent has been developing AR apps for Apple products for six years. A new Files app has just arrived and works like an improved desktop file managing system on iOS 11 . The most common way to use an iPad Pro-in fact, the only way I've seen them used-is with the Smart Keyboard , which adds another $159-$169 to the tablet's already-laptop-l... [Full Article...]

But on iOS 11, there's a new program called Files, which acts a lot like the Finder on a Mac. According to Gizmodo, Apple users can now use Apple Pay via the upgraded iMessage app, using the TouchID fingerprint authentication, to quickly send payments all the time. [Full Article...]

The pollsters caution that there is a lot of uncertainty around the forecast. Scotland delivered the only good news for a Conservative Party that lost its overall majority in the British parliament. "What we've got is a crushing result for the SNP, they've lost 20 seats if not more and further than that they've watched their majorities crumble". [Full Article...]

Pricing starts at US$1,299 for the new models. It can facilitate Kaby Lake processors up to 3.5 GHz Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.0 GHz for the 13-inch model. Featuring next-generation Intel Xeon processors up to 18 cores, iMac Pro is created to handle the most demanding pro workflows. Featuring a new next-generation computer core and up to 16GB of on-package high-bandwidth memory (HBM2... [Full Article...]

The users used to be stuck with whatever Control Center setup Apple gave them, but now they can hide or show items from Control Center and rearrange it to their liking without having to hack their device. "By blending digital objects and information with the environment around you, ARKit takes apps beyond the screen, freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways", ... [Full Article...]

According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, every day, about 660,000 people in the United States are using their phones while driving , and distracted drivers aren't hard to spot. You can also send it to someone or withdraw it to your bank account. Furthermore, new places, speed limits, and lanes have been added on its Map, similar to that of Google Maps. [Full Article...]

Analysts and investors were watching Apple's annual developers conference today for signs of what the company's next blockbuster product might be a decade after the introduction of its iPhone. HomePod is compatible with Apple Music and can easily access full playlist on the app. Apple said it is updating its iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch Retina display and a refresh rate the company said is twice... [Full Article...]

Will you be upgrading to the latest iPhone 8? For example, an email attachment can be dragged and dropped to any folder using the Files app . Apple had started warning customers when it launched iOS 10.1 that older apps could possibly slow down your iPhone. [Full Article...]

To that end, Apple is splitting out the games and apps categories, and providing in-house features on the essential downloads for your iPhone or iPad. However, by making it hard to integrate with non-Apple services, many consumers will be forced to stay away from this late addition to an increasingly crowded digital marketplace. [Full Article...]

When it comes to price, the iMac Pro is said to cost about $5,000, as a starting price. The MacBook Air comes with a 1.8 GHz processor . Graphics on iMac are much more powerful across the line with the new Radeon Pro 500-series graphics with up to 8GB of vRAM. [Full Article...]

The Dock also "intelligently" suggests apps and it displays the last apps you opened on your iPhone or Mac. Speculation was rampant about the introduction of a new drag and drop file management feature right before the conference after a developer running an iOS 10 beta spotted the new category. [Full Article...]